Atlantic Dogwhelk

Illustrated: Live Atlantic dogwhelk with thick off-white shell bearing broad muted brown spiral bands, moderately pointed spire, convex whorls and low spiral ridges. Oval aperture and short open siphonal canal, pale grey creeping foot, two short head tentacles with eyes near bases and separate short white siphon.

Nucella lapillus

All languages

English

Atlantic Dogwhelk

Norwegian

purpursnegl

Japanese

Nucella lapillus — Scientific name; Japanese name under review

Korean

Nucella lapillus — Scientific name; Korean name under review

Spanish

Nucella lapillus — Scientific name; Spanish name under review

French

Pourpre petite pierre

German

Nordische Purpurschnecke

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.